Mission Settlement

The Light Immortal's belongings were laid out one by one.

Li Dui could tell that this Immortal was dirt-poor. He had probably only recently become an Immortal and hadn't had time to build up his wealth.

He had only about ten times as much wealth as the Peak World Lord Li Dui had killed earlier.

"That bastard was unlucky, too. He came all this way to ambush me. And look—now he's dead, right?" Number One muttered as he pulled out the contents of yet another World Ring.

"Hmm~ What's this?"

Number One opened a beautifully decorated box. Inside was a round, blood-red crystal a little smaller than a basketball, which puzzled Li Dui.

He took out the crystal ball and found a book inside the box as well.

Li Dui held the crystal ball up and examined it from every angle. It seemed somewhat similar to a Xueluo Crystal. Beyond that, he couldn't make much of it.

"Holy shit!" Li Dui was startled after reading just a couple of lines in the book.

He patiently skimmed through its contents.

Then he picked up the crystal ball again and examined it carefully. There could be no mistake—it was the very thing described in the book.

It turned out this thing was called Sacred Blood. The book's first sentence was a warning: "Remember, never fuse with Sacred Blood! Every predecessor who tried lost consciousness and suffered Soul Annihilation in an instant."

The rest explained how to find a place with a dense concentration of Blood Sha Energy, how deep to dig, and how large an underground chamber to build. Then it described how to combine hundreds of materials in specific proportions and soak the Sacred Blood in the mixture. After a certain amount of time, Xueluo Crystals would be produced.

Li Dui didn't care about the rest. What could he do with that information? Stay here and produce Xueluo Crystals?

The most important thing to him was the warning: "Never fuse with Sacred Blood."

So this thing could be fused with?

Like a Xueluo Crystal?

Everyone who had tried had suffered Soul Annihilation?

Did that mean the Will Impact was so powerful that it killed them instantly?

Li Dui's mind raced. Could this thing be the blood essence of the Natural Beast God that had died here?

For some reason, part of its blood essence had been left behind in Xueluo World. Later, the natives had discovered that it could produce something as miraculous as Xueluo Crystals.

Of course, it was also possible that the Human Race had discovered that Xueluo Crystals could form in this place, where the Beast God's death had created a special concentration of Blood Sha Energy.

Even Immortals died as soon as they fused with this thing. Ordinary Venerables might not be able to fuse with it either. So the human higher-ups probably weren't worried about leaving it here.

For all he knew, the Human Race had once taken the Sacred Blood, then returned what was left after they'd used it.

They let the natives come up with all kinds of methods to speed up Xueluo Crystal production. The humans only needed to come by once in a while and harvest the crystals.

Li Dui nodded to himself. That was indeed possible. Otherwise, why would a powerhouse like Palace Master Tian Shi personally guard a place like Xueluo World, where any Venerable could easily crush everyone?

Perhaps suppressing Xueluo World was just a pretense. The real purpose was to prevent the Alien Race from interfering and stealing the Sacred Blood.

Of course, all of this was just Li Dui's speculation. He couldn't say what the truth was. In any case, anything that could produce Xueluo Crystals was definitely no ordinary thing.

He'd better keep this thing safe. If other people couldn't fuse with it, did that mean he couldn't either?

That raised the question: should he go find a few more Sacred Bloods as backups? A person could fuse with a hundred Xueluo Crystals and increase their genes to a hundred times their original level. How many Sacred Bloods could they fuse with?

According to the book, Sacred Blood was usually buried deep underground. The matter was highly secret. Li Dui had killed more than a hundred World Lords, yet none of their belongings had contained any information about it.

Li Dui did know where several temples were. It was quite possible that the Sacred Blood was buried beneath one of them.

Should he head straight for a temple? Never mind whether he could kill the Immortal there—wouldn't that cause too much of a commotion?

Could the Virtual Universe Company really have no control over this place?

Killing World Lords was understandable; everyone could accept that. But would charging into a temple and fighting an Immortal God be going too far?

Although Li Dui's true self had already slipped away, he couldn't just act recklessly. If he went too far and aroused the curiosity of a Universe Master, one might follow the trail of Li Dui's movements and manipulate space-time to investigate. Could he really escape that person's notice?

Of course, that was just speculation. The chances were so small they could be ignored.

No one had seen him kill this Light Immortal. Even if the news eventually reached the human higher-ups, they might not believe it.

After thinking it over, Li Dui decided to let it go. He'd take one Sacred Blood and leave.

Actually, he wasn't giving up completely. Li Dui remembered that Xueluo Crystals worked on King-level Immortals and even Venerables.

Sacred Blood couldn't possibly be inferior to Xueluo Crystals, could it? Once he became a Venerable, would it really be hard to get a few Sacred Bloods to use? That was what Li Dui thought.

After sorting out the spoils, Number One left the World Ring.

He had achieved everything he'd hoped for in Xueluo World—and then some. There was only one last thing left to do.

The twelve native Xueluo World maids were still in his World Ring.

They had been knocked unconscious when his Origin descended. Li Dui hadn't known what to do with them at the time, so he had used some soul techniques to keep them unconscious.

The maids all had some strength. Being unconscious for a hundred years or so wouldn't have much effect on them.

Li Dui teleported at random and then found himself outside a city in a territory.

He woke one maid separately and told her he had been pursued by a powerful enemy. He had barely escaped, but could no longer take her home.

The enemy's forces were vast. Even if she returned on her own, she would be captured and soul-controlled for clues.

His words frightened the young woman.

Then Li Dui told her he would give her enough money and resources, powerful inheritances, secret techniques, and more. He told her to keep a low profile, not flaunt her wealth, take her time cultivating, and live well.

As for the others, he had already arranged things for them in the same way. She was the last one.

Then he handed her a space treasure and a World Ring. Inside were supplies and riches enough to make even the city lord of her territory envious. There were also several secret techniques and inheritances suited to her attributes.

Over the years, Li Dui had acquired far too many things of this kind.

He wouldn't have minded giving the young women a hundred or even a thousand times more.

But excessive wealth was difficult to handle. Giving too much could end up harming them.

Li Dui had deliberately chosen items that weren't too high-level. There was simply a large quantity of them. He hadn't included a single treasure that would attract the attention of a Domain Lord.

After carefully reminding her not to flaunt her wealth, Li Dui left.

He arranged things for the maids one by one, giving each of them much the same explanation and much the same things.

Each time, Li Dui teleported and found a different city. The young women were unlikely to ever meet again in their lifetimes.

Once everything was taken care of, Li Dui flew up into the clouds and released his spaceship.

He looked back at the place. He had spent a little over 130 years here. Today, it was time to leave.

He boarded the spaceship and sped beyond the clouds.

"Greetings, Your Highness Li Dui." Not long after Li Dui submitted his application for confirmation of his completed cultivation mission, a staff member from the Giant Axe Martial Arena contacted him.

"You'd like to confirm that you've completed your mission, correct?" The staff member was very polite.

Li Dui took a sip of his drink and replied, "That's right."

"Please contact me once you reach the Heavenly Eclipse Palace spaceport. A work team will come to confirm your mission completion."

"I'm almost there." Li Dui had waited until he was nearly there to contact them.

"Understood, Your Highness. I'll make the arrangements immediately."

Not long after he ended the call, the spaceship docked at its assigned spaceport berth.

As soon as Number One stepped out of the ship, three people flew toward him.

All three wore identical white uniforms. When they reached him, the female World Lord leading them said, "Your Highness Li Dui, please come with us to the spaceship over there so we can confirm your mission completion."

"Sure." Li Dui followed them into a spherical spaceship nearby.

The three led Li Dui to the door of a cabin. The female World Lord said, "Your Highness, this is a dedicated Detection Chamber. Just follow the AI's instructions once you go inside."

"Understood." Li Dui smiled and stepped through the cabin door.

"Li Dui, take out one Xueluo Crystal and place it on the table in front of you," the electronic voice sounded.

Li Dui did as instructed.

"First mission: obtain one Xueluo Crystal. Completion confirmed. You have been awarded ten thousand points."

"Li Dui, did you complete the second mission?" the electronic voice asked.

"Yes."

"Please prove that you became a Blood Warrior, and place your Blood Luo Medal on the table."

The armor transformed from Xi on Li Dui's body, along with the Force Battle Suit underneath, automatically separated. He activated the Blood Luo Power, and blood-red secret patterns appeared on his chest.

At the same time, Li Dui took out a Blood Luo Medal and placed it on the table.

A beam of light scanned Li Dui's chest.

"Confirmed."

"Li Dui, you have successfully completed the second Xueluo World mission. You have been awarded one hundred thousand points."

Li Dui nodded, relieved. It seemed Number One really could fool them.